Bottle-holder



C. E. CALLAHAN. BOTTLE HOLD-ER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1920.

Patented. Feb. 15. 1921' CHRISTIAN EDWARD GALLAI-IAN, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

BOTTLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed March 12, 1920. Serial No. 365,302.

To all whom it an 04 concern:

Be it known that L CHRISTIAN EDWARD CALLAHAN, a citizen of the United States of America residing at lilansfield, in the county of Richland and State of @hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottlc-l-lolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a nursing bottle holder.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a means of yieldingly clamping and maintaining the nursing bottlc at a predetermined angle.

.tnother object is to provide means of yioldiugly clamping a nursing bottle as to permit it to pivot in a downward direction and when released allow the bottle to be returned to its predetermined angle automatically through the medium of the tension of the clamping means.

A further object is to provide a holding means that will hold nursing bottles of various sizes and permit easy and convenient insertion and removal of the nursing bottle from and into the clamping means.

A. further object is to provide a holder that is substantially rectangular in form which when placed in position for the proper nursing of the infant that it will not have any tendency or liability to roll away from its proper position or have any tendency to be disturbed in its equilibrium when the same is being used for nursing by an infant.

The invention consists in its conventional form of a frame-work comprising two sides of appropriate form having braces attached thereto to maintain same in vertical position and two or more springs or the like arranged at one end of the frame-work to provide a frictional clamping means which will yieldingly hold the front or nipple end of the bottle in position and tend to force the rear end of the bottle upon its support ing chain maintaining same at a predetermined angle and at the same time allowing the bottle to be pivoted through the medium of the clamping means to a further downward inclination and when released allow same to be returned to its predetermined position by the tens on of the coil springs or other similar material.

I attain. these and other objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the nursing bottle holder showing a nursing bottle ap plied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a rear end view of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the conventional or preferred form of my invention is shown the raine-work being made of wood although it is obvious that other suitable material can be used if desired without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In constructing the frame I provide side pieces 1 and 2 which can be made of any suitable design desired. The side pieces 1 and 2 are spaced apart and held in said spaced relation by suitable braces 3, 4 and 5 which can be made of any form or shape desired and arranged between the sides at such locations as found most convenient and useful. Slots 6 and 7 are provided in the front end of the side pieces of the framework and coil springs or other like yieldingmaterialS and 9 are inserted in the slots and held therein by the bolts 10 and 11 or the like to permit of spreading apart the springs under tension as shown in Fig. 2'.

lit the rear end of the sides adjustable eye bolts 12 and 13 are provided and a supporting chain 14 attached thereto to sup port the rear end of a bottle or the like. The angle of inclination of the bottle 15 is predetermined and arranged to be at such an angle as will be found most suitable and convenient for the infant in nursing from the bottle.

The bottle 15 at its nipple end 16 is placed between the coil springs 8 and 9 which yield to accommodate substantially any sized bottle desired and the tension of the coil springs when spread apart as desired exerts a frictional contact on the circumference of the bottle frictionall'y but vieldingly clamping the nipple end between the springs as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be observed that the coil spring clamping means 8 and 9 ermit of a longitudinal movement of the bottle so as to permit the same to be clamped at different points throughout its length if so desired. It is found preferable, however, to clamp the bottle between the springs in close proximity to the nipple 16 as shown in Fig. 1.

When the springs are spread apart as shown in Fig. 2 they exert a twisting tension on the bottle forcing it to be yieldingly maintained in contact with a supporting chain i l. .V hen the infant is nursing from the bottle the bottle can yield in a downward direction as shown by the arrow to any extent as found most convenient for the infant to nurse. immediately upon the release of the bottle by the infant, however, the tension of the coil springs forces the rear end of the bottle to its normal position suspension of the chain lat; thereby the de gree of the angle of the nipple is in an upward direction.

The fact that the frame-work is constructed substantially rectangular in form prevents the rolling movement of the bottle and tends to maintain the equilibrium of the frame-work in proper position at all times under ordinary usage. The frame-work of the holder is preferably made of wood, but it is obvious that sheet metal, rubber, fabric or other material may be used without deviating from the spi it of the invention herein disclosed.

The former design of the sides and braces can be changed to suit the individuals taste without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a nursing bottle holder, a frame work, tw coil springs secured to the frame work with the ends thereof in juXta-position to each other leaving the body portion adapted to be yieldingly spread apart, a nursing bottle yieldingly held between said coil springs whereby thesprings hold said bottle by frictional contact and exert a downward pressure upon one end of the nursing bottle and an adjustable means to support the rear end of said nursing bottle whereby said nursing bottle can be held in different angularlongitudinal relations to the frame work as and forthe purpose described.

2. In a nursing bottle holder, a framework comprising two side members spaced apart and held in such spaced relation by braces, coil springs attached at their ends to the spaced apart members in juXta-position to each other, a nursing bottle inserted between said springs in such a manner as to exert a frictional holding contact upon the periphery of said bottle and at the same time exert a downward pressure thereon and means to support the opposite end of said nursing bottle and counteract the downward pressure thereon, said means being ad justable to hold said bottle at different longitudinal angular relations with respect to the frame work.

3. In a nursing bottle holder the combination of an open frame work, a nursing bottle, means comprising coil springs to supportsaid nursing bottle at one end whereby a frictional holding contact is maintained and at the same time downward pressure is exerted on one end of said nursing bottle and an adjustable meansto'support the opposite end of the nursing bottle whereby the down ward pressure of the frictional holding means is counteracted and the end of the nursing bottle is supported at a predetermined angular relation with reference to the frame work.

i. Ina nursing bottle holder, an open frame work, coil springs secured to said frame work and extending across the frame work in juxtaposition each other, a nurs ing bottle inserted between said coil sprin s whereby said coil springs are spread apart exerting a frictional holding contact thereon and exerting a pressure and a chain with means to adjustably support same to support the opposite end of the bottle holder to counteract aid downward pressure and sup port said end at different angular relations with respect to the open frame work as and for the purpose described.

5. .In a nursing bottle holccr the combination of an open frame work ha ing portions thereofspaced apart from each oth yiehling meansfastened to said. spaced apart portions comprising tvo coil springs baring their end secured to said portions in juxtaposition whereby the body portions thereof can be yieldingly spread to frictionally hold and support one end of the nursing bottle and at the same vtime exert a downward pressure thereon and a chain with meansto adjustably support same to support the opposite end of said bottle at oifferent angles with reference to the frame work as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aiiii: my sign; turc.

V QHRESTMN EDWARD flALLAfi/h. 

